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100 Years Ago – 1919: Complete in all its appointments, and said by many to be the most perfectly equipped operating rooms in the state of Pennsylvania, there will be formally added to the Chester Hospital the Margaret A. Houston Memorial Building. T.E. Houston, of Cincinnati, will present the building. The public invited to be present at the dedication, and to make a tour of the entire hospital plant.
75 Years Ago – 1944: Rain upset the Saturday program for the football fans today. The featured fray, scheduled for the PMC Stadium between Chester High and Ridley
Park, has been postponed until Monday afternoon. The site has also been changed and Monday’s meeting will be at Ridley Park.
50 Years Ago – 1969: The Chichester School Board adopted a resolution Tuesday night permitting pay raises and promising no reprisals against district teachers who went on a two-day strike last June. The resolution, a compromise designed to protect both the board and the teachers, must be approved by the Chichester Education Association at
8:30 tonight in the Memorial United Presbyterian Church, on Chichester Avenue. An audible sigh of relief rose from the crowd of about 90 people, most of them teachers, when the board passed the resolution, 7-1.
25 Years Ago – 1994: Inadequate school supplies, overcrowded classrooms and disciplinary problems are stifling teaching in the Chester Upland School District, frustrated educators told the superintendent yesterday. Teachers detailed their concerns to Superintendent Dr. Joanne Manning during a forced meeting mid-way through a scheduled day long, inservice forum on district policy at Chester High. “She was gracious in accepting our request,” teacher Ken Hunt said of Manning. 10 Years Ago – 2009: As part of its 70th anniversary celebration, Aldan’s Colonial Playhouse will kick off its first fundraising drive in over a decade with a very special event on Saturday at Romarco’s Restaurant, Clifton Heights. To commemorate their historic season, the members of Colonial have begun making muchneeded and long overdue improvements to their beloved playhouse. Recent efforts include a new stage floor, insulated auditorium walls and ceiling, new fans, a new paint job, and an upgraded ventilation system.